While the Blade Scimitar 110 seems to be an upgraded successor of the Torrent 110, it still features only F3 flight controller, not F4 one. In order to make it more aerodynamic, the large Whoop style blade protectors are trimmed. Like in case of its predecessor, all the electric parts are well protected by an injection molded plastic canopy.Out...

The GEPRC Pika seems to be a brilliant 5" FPV racing drone. It has solid 220mm sized carbon fiber frame with top performance components and a minimalist design. The large top plate allows to mount a second GoPro camera in addition to the on-board RunCam Swift Mini 2 FPV camera. It is available in PNP (without receiver) and BNF (with FrSky...

The new Diatone 2018 GT R630 (aka GT Rabbit) looks to be an excellent drone for anyone looking to get into FPV drone racing. It was announced in 3 sizes: 240, 250 and 260mm. According to the first rumors, all seems to share the same hardware.Like its predecessor, the Diatone 2018 GT R630 is also based on the versatile Mamba F405 flight controller....

Following the great success of the BabyHawk series, Emax is planning to release a much compact version, called TinyHawk. Like its predecessors, the Emax TinyHawk drone also features Tiny Whoop alike design. I would be curious to test one and find out if the reversed installation of the 15000KV brushless motors has any impact in terms of flight performance, or just...

This morning I found on BG's website four new micro brushless FPV drones, two 75mm sized and two 65mm sized. All sharing the same Tiny Whoop alike design. While the BetaFPV Beta65X and BetaFPV Beta67X are powered by 2s LiPo batteries, the BetaFPV Beta65 Pro and BetaFPV Beta67 Pro by 1s ones. All 4 versions are available in PNP and BNF variants (with FSMX,...

HGLRC announced their new Mefisto 5" FPV Drone with two type of brushless motors. While the HF2306 2450KV edition is optimized for 4-5s batteries, the FLAME 2207 1775KV one is suitable for 5-6S LIPOs. Both versions are compatible with 5 inch propellers. This dual type motor option is also adopted by the HobbyMate Comet racing quad.In front of the aircraft is...

A few months ago we introduced the Leader 3, a 3" FPV drone. Now, it's time to have a closer look on FullSpeed's latest mid-sized quad, the Leader 2.5SE. As you may guess by the naming and its smaller 120mm sized frame, the FullSpeed Leader 2.5 drone is designed for 2.5" propellers. The difference between the Leader 2.5 and Leader 2.5SE is only the...

While most of the FPV drones are sold as PNP or BNF, the GARTT Scorpion AFRC QR210 comes in complete ready to fly (RTF) package. In addition to the fully assembled drone, the box includes flight battery and transmitter. You have two color options: red & purple.At the end of each arm there is a powerful AFRC BM-2350KV brushless motor with 5045...

Featuring 30cm wheelbase, the SKYSTARS G730L drone is compatible wih 7 inch propellers. Being quite large, it is more suitable for long range FPV flights than for high speed racing competitions.Like the HobbyMate Comet, the SKYSTARS G730L quadcopter is also equipped with F4 flight controller. By default it comes with BetaFlight firmware. It can be configured with multiple flight modes (Acro, Horizon...

Few months ago I was contacted by Kevin from HobbyMate in order to provide some information regarding the best configuration for their upcoming 5" Comet FPV drone. I gladly sent them my suggestions regarding the frame type and other essential parts. The COMET VX220's idea is to deliver a lighter and most powerful racing quad possible in under $200 price range.In...

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